Marking-machine.



PATENTED JAN. 30, 1906. v

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A MARKING IVIAGHINE.v

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F. H, RICHARDS. MARKNG MACHINE. y APPLICATION PILD APR. 28, 1903t II y II III "IEII I "I i III I GMO @4W/ No. 810,979. PATENTBD JAN. so, 1906.

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MARKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 28, 1903.

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No. 919,979. PATENTIID JAN. so, 1906. I". H. RICHARDS.

MARKING MACHINE.

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a citisen cf theUnited States,'residing atv Hartford, county of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Marking-Machines,

fuily described. and represented in the follow-'- ing specification and the accompanying drawings, forming' a part of the same.

This invention relates to machines forl` ted lines on Fig. 1. t

marking articles;

The invention has been madeI especially with the idea cf providing e. macfnne adapted fer marking cigars with iettering c1 a suitabledesign applied te thecigar circumferentially, Y

the machine being designed mark the c- ,gars Without injuryto the Wrapper-,to be Although intended primarily. fer cigaraff the invention may be emplyedforfmariiing ether articles for which it may be found' ap-l;

plicable. A full understanding of the invention cani best be given by a detailed "description of ai preferred construction embodying'the vari-E ous features of the invention, and such a description will now be given in connection with the accompanyin drawings.

'In said drawings, Figure 1 is a side view, partiy in section, of such a machine. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the machine. Fig. 3 is a plan view.. Fig. 4 is a detail-view of the feeding and marking mechanisms. F ig. 5 is a detail plan view of the marking devices. Fig. 6 is a detailv view ef the mechanism for applying marking material to the markingsurfaces. Fig. "i is a detail view, partly in section, of parts sheivn in Fig. 6, looking in' the direction ofthe arrow 7 in Fig. 6. 8 is a detail sectional view of the support-infr and operating spindle of the niarkinghead.\ Fig. 9 shows the marking-head-in perspective and a marking-strip and partsfor holdthe marking-strip to the marking-head s nrrated` from the mail ing-head. lifig. 10 ing-head; Fig'. 11 perspective vieiv cf a cigar, showing the mark as applied by the machine.

Referring to the drawings, the cigars or other articles to be. marked arepiaced in an inclined feed-chute 1i), from which they are successively advanced to medie.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application iiled April 28, 1903. Serial No. 154.619.

adaptable for marking cigars of various sizes` and shapes, and te have a very high capacity..l

iatented Jan. 30, 1906.

amsm. The chute 10 is preferably adjustably mounted, as by being longitudinally adjustable on, a support 11, which is adjustably mounted on a bracket 12. F or insuringuniform downward movement of the cigars in the feed-.chutethe chute'preferably has its bottom provided with a movable sectionlS,

`whichv is jogged longitudinally of the chute by means of a lever 14, vibrated by means 'of a cam on the main shaft 15, as shown in dotfrom the trough 10 into engagement with the feeding Adevice by which the cigar is rolled over a supporting-table 21. The troughZO isfl carried by a shaft 22, which is rocked to oscillate. the trough betweenits receiving and delivering positions by means of acam 23 on ashaftl 24, Whichvis drivenfrom the main shaft by means ofgears25. -The real'` face 2,6 of the oscillating trough 20 is formed to act as a stop for thecigars in' the A'trough 10 as 'the trough 20 is ma'lnng its'delive'ry and return movements. i

Any suitable feeding l devicey may be provided for rolling the cigars over the table 21, v

' .but preferably there is provided a plurality of cushion -belts mounted on rolls 3l, these belts being preferably formed of rubber tubing. The rdlls 31 are carried by a pivoted arm 32, which is adjustable, as by means of an adjustable stop 33, for setting the feedingbelts nearer to or farther from the table 21 f for operating. on cigars -of different size. The rolls 31 'carry gears 3i, which mesh with a t gear 35, carried by a shaft 36, journaled in bearings carried by the lever 32, and which carries on its other end a gear 37, by which it isl driven from a gear 38 on the driving-shaft l'through intermediates 3Q.

Mounted adjacent to the supporting-table 21 is arotary marking-head 4.0, which is provided With a plurality of marking-surfaces which by the rotation of the head-are brought successively into position to engage the surfaceof a cigar as the iatter is roiled over the `support 21 by the belts 3G. The support 21 is preferably arranged so to support the move from the part coming in contact with the supporting-table there would be a tendency for the ci ar to swing slightly out of parallel as it over the table and marking-surface. To overcome this tendency, means are provied for giving one of these parts a slight movement longitudinally of the line of movement of the cigar during the time that the cigar is moved thereover. Such movement -is l,preferably imparted to the supporting-table, andthe table is for this purpose carried by a u bracket 45,mounted on a shaft 46Which is supported so ast'o becapable of longitudinal in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 5, as by meansv of a spring 48. rihe bracket '45 is provided 'with a `depending'arrn 49, having a forked end to engage a guide-stud 50, and thereby hold the table in'position. 'The table is intermittentlynioved forward against the pressure of the spring ,48 by means of a lever.51, which bears againstthe arm 49, said lever carrying a roll 52, which runs in contact with a cam 53 on the shaft 15. The operaftion will be understoodifrom Fig. 5, inwhic'h the cigar X is shown in full lines in -position as it begins to roll over the table and markingsurface, the cigar being shown as of tapering form and of larger diameter at the point of contact Awiththe marking-surface than at the part which engages the support. lf the support and marking-surface both remain stationary as the cigar is rolled thereover, the cigar'wo'uld'roll to a position, as indicated by. dotted lines out of parallel With that indicated by the full lines; but by moving the support in the direction of movement of the cigar, as indicatedby dotted lines in this fignre, as thecigar moves thereover the cigar would'coine to the position indicated by the dotted lines -that is, a position substan tially parallel with its position at the start.

The marking-head 40 may be provided with any desired number of longitudinallyextending marking-surfaces arranged circum-I ferentially thereon. As shown, it is provided with two such surfaces and is formed by means of a block 55, formed on opposite sides with re-4 taining-flan es 56 for securing a slide-holder 57, bywhici a strip 58, bearing a markingsurface, may be secured to the block 5,5, the holder 57 beingformed with a top opening 59,-

through which the marking-surface proj erts. A bottom strip 60 is preferably provided '1.o lie beneath the marking-strip 58 when the latter is in the holder and for holding the strip in place as the holder 'isslipped fito position on the block. The marking-sl lip and marking-surface may be of any suitable'material, but preferably of va yielding material, as rubber. The marking-surface is shown in the drawings as formed to mark the cigars with a line of letters; but it will' be understood that it may be of other form, as for applying a double line of letters o1" words or for applying other desired design or mark to the cigar. i y

To enable the marking-head to'be readily removed from the machine, it is supported on one'end by means of apinexte'iding from a bracket and at the other end by means of a spindle 66, mounted in a hollow shaft 67 .v

The .end of the spindle is formed to fit and -eXtend into .a slot 68 in the inner end of the 'the block 55, it being normally held by the movement in .brackets 47 and normally held is preferably provided on the shaft 67, having a pin 71 extending through the spindle 66 nd through slots in the shaft 67, as shown in ,gD-he shaft 67 is intermittently rotated for rotating the marking-head and bringin0r its marking-surfaces successively into marking position. As shown, it is rotated from a constantly-rotating shaft 75, which carries a gear 76, meshing with a pinion 7 8 on the shaft 67., The gear 76 is held between friction-disks 7 9 and 86, carried by the shaft 75 and mounted to rotate therewith, one of such disks 79 beingadapted to be set, as by means of nuts 81, to bear with al greater or less pressure on the face of the gear 76. l The shaft 67 will thus be-under a constant tendency to rotate; but its rotation is controlled by means of a stop-lever 82,1iormallyin position toengage one or the other of two studs 83, carried by and extending in opposite directions from the shaft 67. For each oscillation of the feeding-trough 2O the stop-lever 82 is moved f to release the shaft 67 and permit it to make The stop-lever 82 is preferably provided with' a spring 86,bent to form, with the end of the lever, a jaw for receivingv the studs 83, andv thereby lessening the shock of the stopping of the shaftv67 and marking-head and holding the shaft and marking-head While a cigar Vis being marked. The shaft is driven througlrl -a-shaft=87`,..which carries a gear 88,

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` ardere marking-surfaces While they are out of mark ing position and While a cigar is heilig marked by another of the marking-surfaces. Any suitable means be provided for applying marking material to the markingsuraces; but there is preferably provided, as shown, a rotary head 90, carried by the shaft 87, which head carries' one or more, and preferably a/plurality, of applying-rolls 91', such rolls being carried into contact With a device for supplying marking material thereto and -then into contact With the marking-surface' to which the marking material is to be applied. These applying-rolls 91 are preferably yieldingly mounted on the head 90, as by being carried each=by txvotraiwling arms 92, pivotally mounted on a pin 93,-projectin from the head 90. The arms 92 for each rol` 91 are connected by a sleeve 94C, Which pivots on the pin 93, and the arms are pressed outward by means of spring pushing devices 95,' carried by plungers 96, set into openings extending through the head 90 and pressed, as by springs 97, to move the pushing-pieces 95 to press the rolls outward; Ad-

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rolls. As shown, 'there is provided a justable stops 98 are preferably-provided for the plungers96 and adjustable plugs 98 for adjusting the tension of the springs 97. (See Figs. 6 and 7.)' RearWardly-extendingarms 100 are` provided for engaging pins 101 to limit the outward movement of the rolls 91. The pushing-pieces .are preferably formed With notches, as shown at 2, and engage beveled shoulders or portions 3 of the inner arms 92, and thereby act as catches for holding each sleeve 94, With its arms 92, on the pin 93. This construction' enables vof' the applying-rolls 91 to be readily removed 'l`rom the head 90. tfwill be seen 'that' by this construction as each roll is brought-into' contact with the marking-surface to Which it is to apply marking material the roll is ree to yield, and thereby to movein Acontact with the Whole breadth of the Xmarking-surlace. For securing 'contact of the applying-rolls with the markingsurface with uniform pressure there is preferably provided a cam in position .to engage disks 106, mounted at the inner ends of the roll 91. This cam being formed with a plane surface will cause the rolls to move in la plane during the time that they are moving in contact with the marking-surfaces. The operation of these parts Will be clearly under stood from Figs. 6 and 7.

Any suitable means may be provided for supplying marking material to the applyingtain for the marking material, having la fountain-roll 111, from which the marking material is taken by means of a transferringf roll 112, by Which it is applied to a distributing-roll 113. i The distributing-roll 113 oo` acts Withva central distributing-roll 1111, with which cooperate other distributing-rolls 115 and 1 16, the rolls 1 14 andv 1 16 being positioned so as to be engaged by the applying-'rolls 91 thelatter revolve with the cam 99. The shafts ofthe rolls 113 and 115 and 116 carry 'gears meshing with a gear 1-17 on the' shaft of y the `roll 1 14, Which latter roll is driven from a ".shait118, which carries a pinion 11'9, meshting with a gear 117. The transferring-roll 112 is mounted to movebetween and alternately engage the fountairbroli 111 and the distributing-roll 113, being for this purpose carried by a crank-pin eccentrcally mounted on a shaft 120, journaled in bearings on an adjustable support 121, as shown in Fig. The shaft also carries a cam 125, which engages with a projection 126 (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2) on a shaft 127', which carries a linger 128, normally in engagement, with a grooved collar'on the shaftof the distributing-roll 113, as shovmdn Figs. 2 and 3. The shaft 127 also carries a lever 130, which may be moved against the tension of a spring 131 to carry the arm 128 out of engagement With the collar 129. The fountain-rolllll is intermittentlyrotated by means of a pawl' 1 32 --on the oranlepin, whichv carries: the roll 112,

this pawl engaging a ratchet-Wheel 113.011

shaft of the fountain-roll. e The distributing-rolls 113, 115, and 116 are preferably mounted so Aas to be capable of slight adjustment with relation to the roll 114. For this purpose they are shown as journaled on pins extending eccentrically from studs 135, set into the machine-frame, so that' by slightly turning such studs the distributingrolls 113, 115, and v116 may be adlinstr-,d tov/ard or from the roll 117.

it will be understood that the invention is' not to be limited to the exact constructionto which the foregoing description has been `mainly confined., but that the :invention ina a plurality oi markingsurfaces, means for IIC.

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IQ moving 'saidmarkjn'g-surfaces successively into and holding. them 'stationary in marking position, meansfor rolling articles" against said marking-surfaces when 'in marking position, and means for preparinghthe markingsurfaces for marking Whennotinmarking p o.-

sition, substantiallyl as described',l

5. In amarking-machine, the combination..

-fbfamerkills-hea V..lawine.aplurality Of-mark ing-surfaces, means for'intermittently-rotatzo ing said head. to bring.the marking-su.rfaces` successively into markingosition, means flor rolling articles-againstsai l markmg-surfaces whenm marking 'position,and means for. pre-` .paling the marking --surfaces for-L marking 5:5- when not in marking position, substantiallyI Las describedf" 6. Ina markin -machna the combination of a marki ngs. ace, amoving surface op- `posedto the marking-surface forrollmg arti- -39 cles, against.themarking-surface, means for the, marking surface .for 'supplying marking materialthereto, vand means or supf .a'successionjofarticles.in position to geroled zagainst the markingsurface by said of amorinall stationary-marking -Jsurfac.e, means for roihng saidx rolling means a -succession of .articles to bemarked, substantially asdescribed.

`8. In a marking-machine, the-combination of a normali stationary markin surfa'ce, means forro 'ng articles against t e stationary marking surface, means for.. applying markin material to: the marking-surface, an oscillatmgfeed-trough for feeding articles to 5o, said rolling means, andmeans for supplying articles to the fee'd-troi'igh, substantially as described.. p 9. FIna markin -mach1ne, the combination damning-.sur we a moving. entre@ or -55....psed to' the marking-Surface for rolling altlcles against the. marking surface, a feed.- -chute 10, and an oscillating trough 20 for receivingthe articles from the .chute and movmovin surface, substantially as described.

ythe marking-surface, and means for.supply.

' asuccession-of articles to be marked 1n.

jmoving surface, substantially as described., articles thereagainst, .While the article is be- 7. In a marking-machine, the combination.

y articles against thestatiom.. ary marking-surface, means for sh1ft1ng the marking-surface. .for supplying marking nial against the support, a marking-.surfacein poterial thereto, and means .for lsupplying to .ing them into position tobe engaged. by the 10.` n a marking-machine, the combina-4 position to be engagedby said belts, substana tially as described. f\

11. Ina marking-machinefthe combination of a markmg-surface, a .pllality of end- Y less Acushion-belts rolling articlesagainst 7o thev marking-surface, and means for adjusting the belts toward and from thek markingsurace., substantiallyas describedr 12; In a. marking-machine, the combination-of a. .support, meansifor rolling articles against the support, amarking-surface adjacent tothe support andopposed to the rollingmeans in pbsition to en age the articles as they arerollled against-t e support, `and means for shifting. the marking-surface independently of the support-.for supplying marking materialf thereto, substantially as described. o I

13. In a. marking-machine, the combination ofa support, means forrolhngarticles against' the support, and a marking-surface -supporte'd adjacent to the support and opposed tothe rolling means to engage lthe arti-- `clesb'eyond the' lme of engagementofthe rolling means and ofthe support therewith, substantially as described.-

14, Inamarking-machine, the combina- 'tion of a supporting member, means for rollmg articles against said supporting member, amember having a marking-surface in' posi-v 95 tionto engage the articles as they are rolled against' the supporting member,- and means.l for moving one of said members longitudi-- nally of .t e direction ofl movement of. the

IOC ing -rolled thereagainst, substantially as (le-L scribed. -A .l y.

' 15. In a-.m-arking-machine, the combination ofa support, .meansfor rolling articles sition to engage the articles 'asthey are rolled against-the support, and means .for mo the'support longitudinally of the.4 direction o' movement of the articles thereagainst While: an article is .being rolled thereagainst, substantially as described. 16. In a-marking-machine, the combination of a support, meansfor .rolling articles against the support, a marking-surface in position to engage the articles as. they are rolled against the support, and means for moving the support longitudinally of .and inthedirection of 'movement of the. articles. thereagainst. While .an article .is'being rolled thereagainst, substantially asdescribed. 12o

17. In a marking-machine, the combination of a yielding support, means comprising a member moving past the support for roll-l ing-articles against. the support, and a mark. ing-,Surface supported adjacent to the support and opposed to said member in position IIO 4to engage the articles as they are rolled against thev support, substantially. as` describe; d. V p

-18-. In a marking-machine, the combina- 13o tion of a support having an article-engaging Y surface formedof felt orvthe like, means comprisin a membermoving past the support v or .ro 'ng articles against t e support, and al 5 marking-surface `supported adjacent to. the

' support andoppo'sed. to' said member in position to engage the articles as they are rolled` against the support, substantially as described.

tion cfa yielding support, means com ,'rising a yielding article-engaging member' l oving `past-the support for rolling articles against the support', and a marking-surface supportgage thevarticles as they are rolled against the -support, substantially as described.

n 20. In a marking-machine, the combination of a marking-head having a plurality of to marking-surfaces adapted to be rotate brin the marking-surfaces'successively-into mar g position, means for rolling articlesagainst the marking-surfaces when-1n markmg v friction drivingmeans between said member .3o tion ofla normally stationary marking- Y y. A c i -tionvofamarkin a marking-machine, the coriibinaed' adjacent tothe supportin position to enposition, a constantly-rotating member,

face, means for rolling articles against the stationary marking-surface, means for shifting .the marking-surface into position to have marking material ap lied thereto, anda revolving rotatable roll for appxlgfing material te' the marking-su ace, substantially asdescribedf. A

22. In a marking-machine, the .combina- -surface, means for rolling articles against..t e markin surface, Ameans for shifting-the marking-surace into position to have `'marking material applied thereto, and a -yieldingly-mcunted revolving rotatable roll for a plying markin material to the y markin -su ace, substantieJ y as described. 45

23. T e combination Witha marking-head, of -a support for one end ofv the markinghead, an' endWise-movable member for supporting the other end ci themarking-head,' means forfrotating said. member, and means 5c `for holding said member normally in supporting position, .substantiall asy described.. 24. 'A marking-head forme of'a body portion 55 having a pair of retaining-a es 56,

a holder 57, and a'bottom strip 60su stan- 5'5 `tially as described. i Y `FltANClSq H. RICHARDS; Witnesses.: p

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